Slug casting mold



June 30, 1936. E. G. KLINGBERG ET Al. 2,046,301

SLUG CASTING MOLD Filed Sept'. 17, 1935 INVENTORS Patented June 30, 1936 V*SLUG CASTING MOLD vEinar G. .Klingberg Long Island City, and David L. Anderson, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignors to Intertype Corporation, Brooklyn, N. Y., a corpo-V ration of New York Application September 1'7, 1.935, Serial No. 40,968 '15 claims. (C1. 199-57) The present invention relates to `irriprovernents in liners for typographicalmolfds'used incastng type bars or slugs, Aand more `especially for molds of the kind employed in .typographical machines of the. general class .disclosed in LU.. 1S. LettersPatent No. 436,532., .granted September 16, 1890 :for casting a type. bar or slug againstnalineof matrices presented .to .the face .of mold with .theel-1aracters on one edge thereof with thecasting slot in .the mold., onenof vthe liners, molds of .this kind, being adjustable to determine the lengthV of the mol-d slot .in accordance with .the length of the matrix r One of the .primary objects .of the invention Ais to provide meansnforv positively locatingand' rig-V idly retaining. the fmoldi liner :in .the vmold so .that the front and back edges of the linerwillnbezhel'd with .certainty in exact alinementfwith the corresponding facesfof 4the mold, irrespective fof the length of the liner or its .position longitudinallyci the mold slot in .theeventathe :of aishort length and divides the mold slot. .intoa plurality of .casting compartments. Accordingly, the. liner., according to the present ifinventi'on, is. :provided with a longitudinally .extending trilofor 'other similar projection, preferably Vonitheundersidethereof adjacentto .the casting surfaceo-f fthemold body, and' the vmold :body is provided with aV cor'-v responding longitudinalv groove to 'receive the or projection Von .the liner. V'Ilhe lon-the liner and the groove in ithe 'mold-may or such shallow form as to not 4interfere ejection ofthe cast lslug when .pushed- -forWardI-y .as usual out'of the mold, or the groove in the mold. may loe-relatiyely .deep .and Wide "to :accommodate a rrblof correspondingly increased size on the liner, the rib in that event extending sufficiently beyond the liner to completely. fill .up athelgroove in `the mold and present asmooth. or ushzcasting surface.v

To these and other ends',.theinvention.consists in certain improvements .and combinations and arrangements of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the features -oinove'lty being pointed out particularly in the claims vat theend ofV this specification.`

In the accompanying Figure 1 isa vfront elevation of -a mold .anda

part or the mold disk: or support commonly em- Y ployed on commercial lslug casting machines, the mold being provided with .liners according toithe present invention; j

Figure 2 is a top plan view Jol the bodyor base of the mold, -s'howngthe shallow groove to 'receive Athe vshallow rib von thewlliner, tlfii'sl View `representing a section taken on the line 2-7-2 :of Fig.. 1 andlooking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 but illus.-

trating a Vdeep and Wide .groove in the moldibody to receive a correspondingly vdeep and wide rib on the liner according to .the present invention; Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 4-4 in Fig. 1;

, Figure 5 .is a transverse vertical section on the line 5--5 in Fig. 1.;v

jFigure 6 is a transverse vertical section. taken on the line 6 6 in Fig. 3,;

Figure .'l :is a transverse verticalsection .taken on Athe line 1-1 in Fig. 3; and

Figure 8 is a detail perspective view of .one l-of. the shallow rib liners laccording to the present invention. f

Similar parts' vare designated by :the same .reference characters in the different figures. H Y The mold. asy shown in Figure -1 .comprises fas usual an upper part or cap .I a lower part or .body 2 to which 'the cap is secured as by .bolts 3, Y.the

' mold Abody being secured by screws4 tothe face of vthe usual mold .disk or support i5. The .mold disk is rotated, `as usual and Well known in imachines of this class, `to presentthe `mold to the matrix line andzcasting'mechanifsm Vfor .the nfj ec'- tion of `molten metal into the mold slot and against :the characters in .the :matrix line, and to carry the mold containing the 'cast slug therein to'a position in front offejecting .mechanism linfcluding a blade which is movable .forwardly from the' :rear side of the -mold through the mold slot to eject the slug edgewise `and in adirection transversely `of Vits length from the mold.

The slot 6 in which the slug is cast isms-posed between. .the cap and. .body of the mold, Vit being defined iby the bottom vor ycasting {acelof the cap and the opposedupper or casting face of the mold body, and theends `oi" the casting slot are defined `by the right hand and left hand liners Jfl and 8 respectively, Wliichrmay beof dineren-t thicknesses according to V-t-he `separation desired between the capr and `body of the mold inforder to vary as desired the thickness or'-poi1it lsizeof the slugs to be cast in the Imol-d.V .The 'liners l and 8 are provided -with bores 'Siv and I0 r-'espee-fV tively to receive short studs -91 and' IIll' respectively `Whicl-i pro-ject downwardly from the bottom :face of Ithe mold cap, and short 'studs "9b and IUb respectively which project upwardly -f'rom the upper lface -o-f the Amold Ibody, these studs serv-ing -to `accurately locate 'the liners and-fthe mold cap longitudinally respecttovfthe mold bod-y. f

' '65. slugs, thenjthe length of themold slot between *shown in Figures 1, 2, 4, and 8, the upper or f Accordingfto one embodiment of the invention casting face of themold body 2 is provided with a Y .shallow longitudinal groove which preferably extends continuously throughout the lengthof .Y the upper face `of the mold body, and the liners 1 and 8, and also extensions. thereof as hereinvafter described, are each formed with a rib of thelsame width and Ydepth as thegroove ||,`the

Vliner1 being shown provided withV Suche. rib ,1%

Y and the liner I8 being shown provided with 'such\ a ribe. Consequently, .when'the liners 1 4and 8 i are placed on the mold body they will be properly Y located, longitudinally of the mold by engagewill be'irrnly held against displacement laterally i.

ment of the bores 9 and l!) `with the studs Y9a and I Ila and 9b and` I 0b respectively, and the liners ofthe mold by engagement of thefribs '1a andIla thereon in the groove III in the mold body.V

Theiadvantages of therib and groove construction for the liners andmol-d as just described are of particular importance under certain con` ditio'nsr in the operation of typographical ma-U chines of the class referred to. For example,l if

' -the system employed inV respect to mold liners isv toiremploy a series of left rhand liners ofY different Vlen'g-thsifor varying thelength of the mold slot .for casting slugs of 'differentlengths Vit will beY seen. thatto obtain -a relativelyk short mold slot, 3 the left hand liner in Fig. 2 may be of a'ilength to .extend from the'extreme lefthand endof the mold body to a point indicated. by the dotted line A, andwithout the rib 8a on the liner andthe cooperative groove :in the mold body, a liner of l such length'would be anchored or held against lateral displacement in the mold only 'by the studs IUE and Il)b and would be held against lateral swinging displacement aboutthe lstuds Illa and Il)b only by the vfrictional engagement between Vthe linerand the opposedcarstingfaces of the mold capandbody.V Without the rib on the liner andcooperatinggrooveinLthe mold. body, the linermight be inserted carelessly withoutbring- Y ing its edges flushY with the front and rear faces of the'moldebefore securing the bolts 3, which would be objectionable and-iisV avoided by the present invention. Also,when employing an. ad-A instable liner, such asthe liner` I3 having a rib 13' on its underside toiit intothe Ylongitudinal groove ||:in..the1upper or casting face. of theV mold body 2,'to vary the length of the mold slot or dividethej slot'intofa plurality of compartments', as indicated -by theV dotted lines inV Fig. 2, the rib I3?A on-.suchaliner and theV cooperative groove Y I 'inf'the mold body serve'frto- .positively Ylocate and firmly retain ysuchY liner against lateral displacement.; When using the adjustableliner i3, the left hand liner 8 is made relatively short,

' shown in Fig. 2,V andr theV liner I3 is placed adjacent to the liner 8 soy that the length of the mold jslotbetween the-liner faces |,4 and I1 atV opposite ends of the mold will be such asV to give i, the maximum length slug for which the -mold' or theV machinedis intendedV to cast. Thus, ,if `the machine is limited to Vthe, casting of .thirty em Y the lin-er faces I4 and` I 1 -wi1l bethirty ems when the`liner 3 is placed against the Vend of the *liner 8. If it is desired to adjust the mold .slot

to a length less than thirty ems, the shortliner I3 is moved along the Qmold'slot between `the mold capV and body to the desired point as shownA for example by the dottedlines in Fig.2. Under this condition, the slug would vbe cast betweenthe faces I4 and I1 of the liners 1 and I3 respectively,

i being offset outwardly and during casting of the first slug, metal would also be injected into the vacantportion of the mold slotV between the face of the liner 8r `and in thefmold until such timeasvitfmay become necessary to change the-lengthoftheactive portion of the mold slot between theleft; hand and right `hand liners. .The liner `I3,' when once placed at the desired point in the length of fthe.y

mold .slot will be firmly retained against lateral the face I8 of the liner '|3.Y The dummy slug thus cast in the vacant portion of the mold slot i Vduring thei-lrst casting operation would remain displacement by engagement of itsl "rib |3ak in .v

the groove' in the casting face of Athemold fbody, vand such engagement of said rib and groove will locate this liner laterallyA Withits front .and

rear edges flush with the front and rear faces of the'mold. Longitudinal displacement ofthe linerV I3V is prevented by clamping thereof between the According to another embodiment of the ini vention,.shown in Figs. 3, 6 and '7, a longitudinally extending groove I9 is provided in the upper or casting face of the mold body Zand extends across saidface, this groove being wider and deeper than the groove I I` previously described.. The lefthand g Vliner 2li'A carries a. rib. or longitudinal .projection body, .thejin'ner end v25 ofthe rib Vor member- 24 from the inner face 26 of the liner `23. j

When the left hand liner 20, Vwith an inner Vfacer Y 21 is used to give the maximum Ylength to' the mold cavity, the. rib or membery 2| secured to the undersideofthe liner 20 will be of Vsuicient length to`V reach beyond the` inner end .26 of the right ll'up thegroove I9zto present av smooth or unbroken castingface on the mold body,- the ribA or V member 2| .being otaj thickness Y. equal tothe Vdepth yofthe grooveV |9,.a`nd.the rib ormember 2| willoverlap the right hand liner 23and substantially meet theend 25 of Vthe rib or member '24.

Von the underside of theliner 23, thusserving to hand liner 23,1and when placed in the mold it will produce a metal tight joint between the end 26f of the liner 23 and the mold body. On the other'` hand, if it is desired to use a left hand liner simi.

lar Vtothe liner 20 but ofY such length that its in,-^

ner'face, represented by the dotted line28 in Fig. ,I

3 `produces a. relatively short castingslot in Vthe lengthas previously describedfor the liner 20 but .secured to the longer lefthand 4liner by. an Vadditional rivet 29 adjacent to theinner end Y28 `j of such liner.V v TheV rib or member 2| secured to the left hand liner, Vespecially when secured thereto nearV itsV inner end, will providel means for alining the Vfront and Yrear edges 'of the liner with1the"fro'nt and rearv faces of. the mold and. prevent any lateral displacement .orz swinging motionY of the' liner about the studs on the mold cap and body which engagein vthe .holes I0', which would be. likely to occur if the inner end 'of the liner were Y' not securelyheld in place.V

. space betweenthe liner faces'26 and28,'the rib e or member V2| will be preferably of thesame Y In `the embpdiment of ,theinventin shownjm Figs. .1, f2. 4;.,5and .remploying the `shallow groove 75, Y Y

II in the. castingface of the mold body, metal will flow into thisr groove over the extent thereof exposed vbetween the inner faces of the right hand and leftv hand liners when a slug is cast. However, this groove II is; ofv such small dimensions that, although it serves'` adequately for locating and rmly anchoring `the liners against lateral displacement, the bead cast on the slug will be so narrow that it. will not interfere with the pushing of the slug edgewise forwardly out of the casting kslot in the usual manner. It has been found in practice that by forming this groove I I with its side walls 39 and 3| perpendicular to the casting face of the Amold body, the bead cast therein and formed on the slug will be instantly sheared from the underside of the slug when the llatter is struck by the usual ejector blade'to push the slug forwardly out of the mold, the bead cast in the groove II remaining therein. After the -rst slug is cast, subsequent slugs will not have such a bead formed on them, since the groove I I will be filled by the bead sheared off the first slug. It is only necessary to lift the sheared off bead out of the groove I I when different liners are placed in the mold.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 3, 6 and 7, a smooth or unbroken casting face is maintained on the mold body, the rib or member 2l being of such a thickness that its upper face is flush with the casting face of the mold body.

In each embodiment shown and described, the cooperative groove and rib serve to accurately locate the liner in the mold with its front and back edges flush or in face-wise alinement with the front and back faces of the mold so that these faces will form the required metal-tight lock up with the matrix line and usual metal pot mouthpiece, and to securely hold the liner against lateral displacement from the mold under the force applied by the usual ejector blade 32 in a direction transversely of the length of the mold, as indicated in Fig. 4, incident to the ejectio-n of the slugs from the mold, such holding of the liner or liners being rendered especially effective by engagement of the rib or retaining member on the liner with the mold adjacent to the inner or casting end of the liner.

Furthermore, the present invention provides relatively simple and eifective means for locating a liner at different points in the length of the mold slot and securely retaining it against displacement in a direction transversely of the mold.

We claim as our invention:-

1. In or for a slug casting machine having a longitudinally slotted mold for casting slugs therein and means for ejecting the 'slugs from the mold in a direction transversely thereof, a mold comprising spaced members forming a slug casting slot between them, a liner between said members for closing an end of said casting slot, and means connecting the portion of said liner adjacent to its inner casting end directly to one of said mold members irrespective of the position of the inner end of the liner longitudinally of the mold to secure the inner end of the liner against displacement transversely of the mold.

2. In or for a slug casting machine, a moldV comprising opposed members spaced to form a slug casting cavity between them and alined at the respective opposite faces of the mold, a liner between said members for closing an end of the casting cavity, means for clamping the liner between said members, and meansextending longitudinal-ly over lthe full extent of said cavity for connecting the inner casting end of the liner to one of sai-d members to aline the edges of the liner with the respective faces of the. mold.

3. In or for a slug casting machine, a mold having -a slot-like slug casting cavity therein andy havin-g a groove extending longitudinally throughout the length of a wall of said cavit and a liner for closing an end of said cavityV and having a portionA thereon engageable in said groove.

4. In or for a slugV casting machine, a mold having a slug-*casting cavity therein and having 'a groove extending throughout a casting face of said' cavity, and a liner closing an end of said Y cavity and having a riby securedthereto at one side and engaged in said groove.

5. A slug casting mold having anV elongated casting; cavity therein and having agroove extending longitudinally in a wall of said cavity, and a liner the inner end' of which closes an end of said cavity and having a portion projecting therefrom flush with its inner end and engaged in said groove.

6. A slug casting mold having an elongated slug casting cavity 'therein and having a groove extending longitudinally in a wall of said cavity, and a liner having an end adapted to occupy diierent positionslongitudinally of the mold to close an end of said cavity and having a portion projecting therefrom adjacent to its said end and engageable in said groove to close the latter at the point along the cavity closed by the end of the liner.

'7. A slug casting mold having an elongated 35 8. A slug castingrv mold comprising opposedV members spaced to form a casting cavity between v them, one of said members having a groove therein extending longitudinally over the extent of its casting face, a liner between said members and closing anend of said cavity and having a portion thereon engageable in said groove, and

neans for clamping the liner between said memers.

9. A slug casting mold having an elongated slug casting cavity therein and having a shallow narrow groove extending longitudinally in a casting wall of said cavity adapted to be i'llled with metal injected into the casting cavity, and a liner closing an end of said cavity and having a portion projecting therefrom and engageable in said groove.

10,'A slug casting mold comprising opposed members forming faces of a casting cavity, one of said faces having a groove extending longitudinally therein, end liners between said members an intermediate liner between said end liners and adjustable longitudinally of the mold, said end and intrrmediate liners having longitudinal ribs projecting therefrom and engageable in saidY groove, and means for clamping said liners between said members.

ll. A slug casting mold having a slug casting cavity therein a casting face of which is provided with a longitudinal groove, and a liner closing an end of said cavity and having a portion connected thereto and extending therefrom intothe'portion of said groove Within the casting cavity and lling said portion ofthe groove. J Y

12.1K slug casting moldvhaving `a, slug casting Y cavity thereina casting face of which is provided With a longitudinal groove, and Ya, liner closing K an' end of said cavityandV having a. portion extended'therefrorn into the portion ofV said groove c which lies Within the casting cavity, -said Vextended portion being vof a cross section Ycorresponding with' that ofthe Vgroove to fill the same and to present a surface flush with the grooved casting face of said cavity.

' 13. A slug casting moldrhaving a, sing casting l cavity therein a Vcasting face of which is provided with a longitudinal groove,` and a. liner closing an end of said cavity andhaving a rib secured thereto at its innercalvity closing end and extending across said cavity in said groove.

14. A slug casting mold having-a casting cavity therein a casting face ofY which is provided pair of liners closing the ends of said.c'a'vtygoneY of said liners having a portion connected thereto and engaged in said groove and extending across the casting cavityiandj -forming a metal-tight joint with the other liner. Y

15, A slug casting moldconiprising opposed members spacedto form Vcasting faces'of amold cavity, the casting face of one of said members having a groove extending longitudinally therein,

a pair of linersfbetvveenV said members and `closVV EI'NAR G. KLINGB'ERGQ DAVID L. ANDERSON. 

